Maiden Special Weight

Chart notes

STONEVICIOUS pressed the pace outside of MASQUERADE BALL down the backstretch, vied between horses in the leading flight around the turn and into the stretch, checked approaching the three sixteenths when MUD ISLAND veered into him and pushed him into MASQUERADE BALL, regained his stride, angled outside to make a bid on MUD ISLAND, rerallied, led near the sixteenth and drove clear. RAZO settled well behind the leading fivesome early, took closer order toward the main group approaching the half, chased patiently in the three path on the turn, came four wide into the lane, rallied, vied outside of ALEBRIJE in the final sixteenth and got the nod for place. ALEBRIJE broke a bit slowly, settled near the rear, raced at the inside of the rear flight into the turn, was driven along the rail around the bend and into the lane, improved well in upper stretch, vied inside of RAZO in the final half furlong and lost the place bob. MUD ISLAND tracked behind the leading trio, angled out on the turn to bid outside the leading trio past the three eighths, came four wide into the lane in the leading line, veered inward sharply into STONEVICIOUS and MASQUERADE BALL approaching the three sixteenths, drove clear, was reeled in near the sixteenth pole and flattened late. RODEO MAN was reluctant to load, veered out sharply in the opening strides, chased outside down the backstretch and in the five path on the turn, came six wide into the lane, and passed tiring horses. MASQUERADE BALL broke sharply, set a pressured pace down the backstretch, vied inside in the leading flight around the turn and into the lane, checked approaching the three sixteenths after MUD ISLAND veered in, and flattened out inside. SPEEDY DAREDEVIL broke slowly, settled at the rear, raced at the rear in the five path on the turn, came five wide into the lane and lacked the needed rally. EL CARDINAL broke in and bumped HERO DRAGON early, attended the pace three wide down the backstretch, disputed three wide on the turn, and came up empty three wide from the quarter. HERO DRAGON was bumped in the opening strides and shut off, settled toward the rear, was pushed along it the five to six path on the turn, came six wide into the lane and proved empty. STEWARDS PERFORMED AN INQUIRY INTO THE RUN IN UPPER STRETCH. UPON REVIEW, STEWARDS DISQUALIFIED MUD ISLAND FROM FOURTH TO SIXTH FOR VEERING IN AND INTERFERING WITH MASQUERADE BALL.